Samoa climate change finance stakeholders discuss way forward
Climate change financing stakeholders of Samoa converge today in Apia for a week-long series of activities geared towards knowledge-sharing and collective formulation of solutions to challenges presently experienced in this particular field of…
Australia reaffirms commitment to strengthening Pacific Island meteorological services
The Climate and Oceans Support Program in the Pacific (COSPPac) continues to build capacity of Pacific Island Meteorological Services to understand and apply climate, ocean and sea level information for the benefit of Pacific Island governments and…
Samoa holds its first National Climate Finance Forum
Five programmes alone have resulted in over USD 100 million for Samoa to strengthen resilience to climate change. This was presented at the very first Samoa National Climate Finance Forum held today in Apia.
Advanced in its’ coordination of Climate…
Improving understanding of oceans and tides in the North Pacific
In a first for the North Pacific, the Marshall Islands Weather Service will host an Oceans and Tides Workshop this week (6-10 March) in coordination with the Pacific Community (SPC) in an effort to increase knowledge, technical capacity, understanding…
Climate change and disaster risk finance assessment underway in Solomon Islands
Improved ability to access climate change finance is a priority for the Solomon Islands, and this week representatives from government ministries, non-governmental organisations and the private sector are meeting in Honiara to contribute to the Solomon…
Strengthening understanding and use of ocean data in Cook Islands
Regional ocean science experts are in Cook Islands this week as part of a major initiative to strengthen the understanding and application of climate, ocean and sea level information in the Pacific Islands region.
The Cook Islands Meteorological Service…
New Framework to build resilience to climate change and disasters in the Pacific Islands
Pacific Leaders’ endorsement of the Framework for Resilient Development in the Pacific (FRDP), the world’s first integrated regional framework to build resilience to climate change and disasters, has been applauded by Pacific regional and international…
Cyclone Winston Lessons Learned to help disaster resilience
Understanding the biggest lessons learned in preparing for, responding to and recovering from Tropical Cyclone Winston that decimated parts of the country in February this year will be the focus of a workshop to be held in Suva from tomorrow.
Cyclone devastation calls for extraordinary partnerships
Australia and Pacific Islands cooperate to update maritime boundaries in world’s largest ocean
Representatives of 12 Pacific Island countries are meeting in Sydney this week with maritime experts from Australia and the Pacific Community (SPC) to negotia